Isaiah 1-39: With an Introduction to Prophetic Literature (The Forms of the Old Testament Literature)

570 Pages·1996·24.1 MB·English

by  Marvin A. Sweeney

T H E F O R M S O F T H E O L D T E S T A M E N T L I T E R A T U R E
*1 Genesis; with an Introduction
to Narrative Literature George W. Coats
II Exodus; with an Introduction
to Legal Genres George W. Coats &
Rolf P. Knierim
III Leviticus Rolf P. Knierim
IV Numbers George W. Coats &
Rolf R Knierim
V Deuteronomy Frederick G. Tiffany
VI Joshua, Judges Malcolm Μ. Clark &
George W. Coats
VII 1 Samuel Antony F. Campbell
VIII 2 Samuel Antony F. Campbell
*IX 1 Kings; with an Introduction
to Historical Literature Burke O. Long
*X 2 Kings Burke O. Long
*XI 1 and 2 Chronicles Simon J. De Vries
XII Ezra, Nehemiah Kent Richards
*XIII Ruth, Esther, Job, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes, Canticles;
with an Introduction to
Wisdom Literature
Roland E. Murphy
*XIV Psalms, Part 1; with an
Introduction to Cultic Poetry Erhard Gerstenberger
XV Psalms, Part 2; Lamentations Erhard Gerstenberger
*XVI Isaiah 1-39; with an
Introduction to Prophetic
Literature Marvin A. Sweeney
XVII Isaiah 40-66 Roy F. Melugin
XVIII Jeremiah Eberhard von Waldow
*XIX Ezekiel Ronald Μ. Hals
*XX Daniel; with an Introduction
to Apocalyptic Literature John J. Collins
XXI Minor Prophets, Part 1 Gene Μ. Tucker &
J. William Whedbee
XXII Minor Prophets, Part 2 Gene Μ. Tucker &
Michael H. Floyd
XXIII Glossary of Genre Terms Rolf P. Knierim &
Gene Μ. Tucker
XXIV Indices Rolf P. Knierim &
Gene M. 'fucker
*Now available
ISAIAH 1-39
with
AN INTRODUCTION TO
PROPHETIC LITERATURE
MARVIN A. SWEENEY
The Forms of the Old Testament Literature
V O L U M E X V I
Rolf P. Knierim and Gene M. Tucker, editors
W I L L I A M B . E E R D M A N S P U B L I S H I N G C O M P A N Y
G R A N D RAPIDS, M I C H I G A N / CAMBRIDGE. U . K .
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sweeney, Marvin A. (Marvin Alan), 1953-
Isaiah 1-39: with an introduction to prophetic literature /
Marvin A. Sweeney.
cm. — (The forms of the Old Testament literature; v.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8028-4100-7 (pbk.: alk. paper)
. Bible. O.T. Isaiah I-XXXIX — Commentaries. 2. Prophets.
I. Title. II. Series.
BS1515.3.S94 1996
241063. ׳— dc20 95-50492
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CONTENTS
Abreviations and Symbols vi
Editors' Foreword xv
Preface xvi
Introduction to Prophetic Literature 1
ISAIAH 1-39
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Bok of Isaiah 31
Chapter 2: The Individual Units of Isaiah 1:1-39:8 63
Glossary
Genres 512
Formulas 54
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
I. MISCELLANEOUS ABBREVIATIONS A N D SYMBOLS
Akk. Akkadian
cf. compare
col(s). column(s)
Diss. Dissertation
DtrH Deuteronomistic History
ed. editor(s), edited by; edition
e.g. for example
esp. especially
ET English translation
et al. et alii (and others)
f(f). following verse(s), page(s), line(s)
Fest. Festschrift
I1ebr. Hebrew
idem the same
i.e. id est (that is)
1(1). line(s)
LXX Septuagint
MS (S) manuscript(s)
MT Masoretic Text
n(n). note(s)
n.s. new series
NT New Testament
OT Old Testament
p(p). page(s)
pl(s). plate(s)
PN personal name
repr. reprint
rev. revised
sic so, thus (indicating an error transcribed from the original)
s.v. sub voce (under the word)
TJ Targum Jonathan
tr. translators), translated by
v(v). verse(s)
vol(s). volume(s)
VS(S). version(s)
When placed after a text citation, the asterisk indicates a hy-
pothetical form presumed to underlie the present form of the
text
the arrow indicates a cross reference to another section of
the commentary
equals, is equivalent to
II. PUBLICATIONS
AASOR Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research
AB Anchor Bible
ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary
ABS Archaeology and Biblical Studies
ACEBT Amsterdamse Cahiers voor Exegese en Bijbelse Theologie
AcOr Acta Orientalia
AION Annali del'istituto universiterio orientale di Napoli, Pubbli-
cazioni
AJSL American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures
AJT American Journal of Theology
Alt, KS A. Alt, Kleine Schriften zur Geschichte des Volkes Israel (3
vols.; Munich: Beck, 1953)
ALUOS Annual of the Leeds University Oriental Society
AnBib Analecta Biblica
ANET J. B. Pritchard, ed., Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to
the Old Testament (3rd ed.; Princeton: Princeton University,
1969)
AnOr Analecta Orientalia
AOAT Alter Orient und Altes Testament
ARAB D. D. Luckenbill, ed., Ancient Records of Assyria and Baby-
Ionia (2 vols.; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1926-
27)
ArOr Archiv 0rientální
ARW Archiv für Religionswissenschaft
ASTI Annual of the Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem
ATANT Abhandlungen zur Theologie des Alten und Neuen Testa-
ments
ATD Das Alt Testament Deutsch
ATR Anglican Theological Review
ATSAT Arbeiten zur Text und Sprache des Alten Testament